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Norwegian teenager hired as hitman by Iranian crime gang jailed for 20 years

Global Published 16 October 2026, 17:40 · archived 16 Oct 2026

Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, was arrested in Huddersfield with two guns and live ammunition A teenage hitman who travelled from Norway to the UK with the intention of carrying out a murder on behalf of an Iran-backed international crime gang has been jailed for 20 years.Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, a talented footballer, had agreed to shoot an unknown target in return for €25,000 (£21,500). Continue reading...

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